Faculty

Timothy Tan
MD, MPH
Chief and Medical Director of Emergency Medicine
Medical School:
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Residency:
Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Fellowship:
International Emergency Medicine at Columbia University/New York Presbyterian Hospital
Interests:
Emergency department operations, healthcare data analytics, and international disaster response.

Lilly C. Lee
MD, MS, FACEP, FAAEM
Academic Chief of Emergency Medicine
Medical School:
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Residency:
University Massachusetts Medical Center
Interests:
Emergency department operations, emergency department quality of care, trauma, public health, research, and education.

Christopher Freeman
MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Program Director
Medical School:
Albany Medical College
Residency:
Albany Medical College
Interests:
Educational assessments and evaluation.

Mark Supino
MD, FACEP
Associate Program Director and Assistant Medical Director
Medical School:
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Residency:
Stroger-Cook County Hospital
Interests:
Uropathogens, ultrasound, graduate medical education, process improvement, patient flow, and metrics.

Patricia Panakos
MD, FAAEM
Associate Program Director
Medical School:
University of Florida College of Medicine
Residency:
Temple University Hospital
Interests:
Education, public health, human immunodeficiency virus infection, HCV, and simulation.

Emily Brauer
MD, FACEP
Assistant Program Director
Medical School:
Chicago Medical School
Residency:
Henry Ford Hospital
Interests:
Emergency medicine foundations, Simulation, and Resident Education

Jonathan Azoulai
MD
Medical Student Clerkship Director
Medical School:
University of Florida College of Medicine
Residency:
Beth Israel Medical Center
Interests:
Clinical Education, Business in Medicine, and Personal Finance for Physicians

Jeffrey N. Bernstein
MD
Toxicology Director
Medical School:
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Residency:
University of Arizona
Fellowship:
Medical Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Arizona
Interests:
All things poison

Hector Chavez
MD
Holtz Medical Director
Medical School:
University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
Residency:
All Children’s Hospital
Fellowship:
Pediatric Emergency Medicine at the University of Minnesota
Interests:
Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Sara Cortes
MD
Jackson North Pediatric Director
Medical School:
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Residency:
Pediatrics at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine /Jackson Health System
Fellowship:
Pediatric Emergency Medicine at New York Methodist
Interests: Medical education and simulation

Kelly Medwid
MD
Simulation Director
Medical School:
SUNY Downstate Medical School
Residency:
NYU Health + Hospitals Bellevue
Fellowship:
Simulation Fellowship at NYU Health + Hospitals Bellevue
Interests:
Simulation and education

Matthew Pyle
MD, FACEP
Ultrasound Director
Medical School:
St. George’s University School of Medicine
Residency:
New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Fellowship:
Ultrasound Fellowship at George Washington University
Interests:
Ultrasound, medical education, critical care, and international emergency medicine

Rolando G. Valenzuela
MD, FACEP, DTMH
Global Emergency Medicine Director
Medical School:
Tufts University School of Medicine
Residency:
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Fellowships:
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Interests:
Emergency medicine specialty development, US in Global Health, prehospital education, and trauma systems development

Naisohn Arfai
MD
Medical School:
University of Texas School of Medicine, San Antonio
Residency:
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Interests:
Interdisciplinary, collaboration, quality assurance and improvement, and population health.

John Beach
MD
Medical School:
Florida State University
Residency:
UF Health Jacksonville
Interests:
Emergency Medical Services, Simulation, Emergency Medicine Foundations, Credentials and Qualification Committee, and Hospital Leadership

Suzanne Bialeck
MD
Medical School:
University of Florida College of Medicine
Residency:
Maimonides Medical Center
Fellowship:
Ultrasound at George Washington University
Interests:
Ultrasound education, alternative pain control, and opiod use disorder

Mark Caputo
MD
Medical School:
The Ohio State University School of Medicine
Residency:
University of Chicago
Interests:
Emergency department systems and operational issues affecting patient care and outcomes, clinical decision rules and evidence-based approaches to improve patient care and optimize utilization of resources, and risk management

Armando Clift
MD
Medical School:
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA/ Charles R. Drew University School of Medicine and Science
Residency:
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Interests:
Emergency medical services.

Laura Eliseo
MD, MPH
Medical School:
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Residency:
Boston Medical Center
Fellowship:
Emergency Medical Services at Boston Medical Center
Interests:
Public health and emergency medical services

John P. Field
MD
Medical School:
Jefferson Medical College
Residency:
Cooper University Hospital
Fellowship:
Emergency Ultrasound at Cook County
Interests:
Emergency Ultrasound, Global EM

Yoram Gutfreund
MD
Medical School:
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Residency:
Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center and NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi
Interests:
Hyperbarics, dive medicine, wilderness medicine, evidence-based medicine, and resident education

Andrea Mancinelli
DO
Medical School:
Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency:
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Health System
Fellowships:
Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Emergency Ultrasound at New-York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Interests:
Ultrasound, medical education, and using technology for teaching

Marc Olshan
MD, MBA
Medical School:
Drexel University College of Medicine
Residency:
Northwell Health, Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Interests:
Medical education, simulation, administration, and international emergency medicine

Judith Oriental-Pierre
MD
Medical School:
Ross University School of Medicine
Residency:
University of Connecticut
Fellowship:
Ultrasound at University of South Florida
Interests:
Ultrasound, international medicine, sexual assault and human trafficking prevention, and opiate abuse prevention.

Gabriela Rivera Camacho
MD
Medical School:
Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine
Residency:
Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center
Fellowships:
Ultrasound and Global Health at Carolinas Medical Center
Interests:
Ultrasound education in low resource settings

R. Peter Thompson
MD
Medical School:
Brody School of Medicine East Carolina University
Residency:
Hennepin County Medical Center
Interests:
Education and simulation

Richard Zaidner
MD
Medical School:
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Residency:
Boston Medical Center
Interests:
Administration and ultrasound

Larry Zaret
DO
Medical School:
Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency:
Charity Hospital New Orleans
Interests:
Palliative care, ethics, electrocardiograms, and emergency medicine physical examination

Isabelle St-Cyr
Program Coordinator
Hometown:
Quebec, QC
Undergrad:
University of Montreal
Interests:
Medical malpractice avoidance